CVE-2019-17436 — Improper Privilege Management in Paloaltonetworks Globalprotect

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management4 documents4 sources
Severity
7.1HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 88.11%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
3
Paloaltonetworks GlobalprotectPalo Alto Networks Globalprotect Agent FOR Linux AND OSXPaloalto Globalprotect APP
Timeline
PublishedOct 16
Latest updateMay 24

Description

A Local Privilege Escalation vulnerability exists in GlobalProtect Agent for Linux and Mac OS X version 5.0.4 and earlier and version 4.1.12 and earlier, that can allow non-root users to overwrite root files on the file system.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.2

Affected Packages3 packages

▶CVEListV5palo_alto_networks/globalprotect_agent_for_linux_and_osx4.1.12 and earlier, 5.0.4 and earlier+1

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-hvj2-cfcv-qmc2: A Local Privilege Escalation vulnerability exists in GlobalProtect Agent for Linux and Mac OS X version 5↗2022-05-24
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CVEList
CVE-2019-17436: A Local Privilege Escalation vulnerability exists in GlobalProtect Agent for Linux and Mac OS X version 5↗2019-10-16
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Palo Alto
Local Privilege Escalation in GlobalProtect App for Linux and Mac OS↗2019-10-15
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